Abstract
Abstract: The presidential libraries that are part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) hold a wealth of materials documenting the inner workings of the government at its highest policy level from Presidents Hoover through Clinton. This article discusses the process followed by the presidential library archival staff in making these records available to the public in light of the broad range of statutory and other legal authorities that affect access to the records, and also discusses the significant issues or controversies that have changed or affected this access, including the establishment of the first presidential library by Franklin D. Roosevelt, the controversy over the Nixon tapes and records, the enactment of the Presidential Records Act, and the complex process by which presidential records are reviewed, declassified, and opened to the public.
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